Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 3783 Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1821 1881 Dostoevsky, Fyodor Dostoievski, Fédor Mikhailovitch Достоевский, Фёдор Михайлович Dostoievski, Fiodor Dostoievski, Fedor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky, F. M. Dostojewski, Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Feodor Garnett, Constance 1861 1946 Black, Constance Clara The possessed : $b or, The devils Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel) Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Translation of Бѣсы (Бесы in post-reform Russian), or Bésy. Produced by David Moynihan, David Widger and Michelle Knight "The Possessed: or, The Devils" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story delves into the tumultuous social and political climate of Russia, reflecting on themes of radicalism, morality, and existential despair. At its center is Stepan Trofimovitch Verhovensky, a complex character who vacillates between idealism and ineffectiveness, within a narrative that critiques the revolutionary fervor of his time. The opening of the novel sets the stage by introducing Stepan Trofimovitch, an enigmatic figure cherished as a progressive thinker yet burdened by his own imaginative delusions of persecution and significance. The narrative unfolds with an exploration of his past, his flawed sense of purpose, and his tumultuous relationship with Varvara Petrovna, a wealthy widow who offers him both financial stability and emotional complexity. As the text progresses, hints of his involvement and influence over her son, Nikolay Stavrogin—a character associated with reckless behavior and societal outrage—begin to emerge, suggesting a network of personal and societal conflicts that bear significant consequences for the characters and the broader Russian landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Political fiction Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction Nihilism -- Fiction Terrorists -- Russia -- Fiction PG Text Best Books Ever Listings Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Politics Browsing: Fiction 1582571 1581010 2024-10-04T05:51:13.238674 2023-10-04T06:04:09.573445 text/html text/html 1632486 2024-06-05T06:45:16 text/html 650150 2024-10-04T05:51:30.490619 application/epub+zip 676947 2024-10-04T05:51:16.897661 application/epub+zip 668186 2024-10-04T05:51:15.278680 application/epub+zip 1112728 2024-10-04T05:51:41.488533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1073474 2024-10-04T05:51:29.404612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1024829 2022-09-04T08:56:34.241059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1483173 1483236 2024-10-04T05:51:07.402733 2023-10-04T06:04:04.615470 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1463461 2024-06-05T06:45:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20228 2024-10-04T05:51:41.650525 application/rdf+xml 12027 2024-10-04T05:51:15.867671 image/jpeg 3299 2024-10-04T05:51:15.572680 image/jpeg 638530 2024-10-04T05:51:13.368682 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia